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All these forms start as free water that is added to the soil by rain or snow. Their final
forms depend on the moisture conditions of the soil.
Each type is controlled by a different force and behaves differently in the soil.
1. Physical Classification
4. Gravitational water: free water that moves through the soil due to the
force of gravity.
1. Most, but not all, of this water is available for plant growth
3. Hygroscopic water: This water forms very thin films around soil
particles and is not available to the plant. The water is held so tightly by
the soil that it can not be taken up by roots.
1. not held in the pores, but on the particle surface. This means clay
will contain much more of this type of water than sands because
of surface area differences.